Prof Shield presents at IOA Cardiff

On the 24th April 2018 Prof Bridget Shield presented her research at the IOA annual conference at Cardiff Town Hall. Bridget presented on "The impact of hearing loss on physical health and cognition" in the Speech and Hearing session. She is writing the report with Brunel University where she is a Visiting Professor.

Royal Academy of Music Exit Audiology testing

On the 17/18th April 2018 for the 8th year the Royal Academy of Music has commissioned the Acoustics Group to undertake audiometric tests on the final year students. Dr Stephen Dance randomly selects 10% of the final year students to be retested, the results are very interesting!

UKAN Comms and Rooms Group Poster

A poster has been submitted to the IOA Annual conference to represent the new EPSRC funded Acoustics Network Special Interest Group in Communication and Rooms. Dr Stephen Dance will be presented the challenges they lay ahead to the group and some proposals to solve them! See you in Cardiff

Presenting Urban Wind Turbine study - Energy focused

On the 13th April 2018 Dr Stephen Dance presented the doctoral research work of Dr Ben Dymock at the annual CIBSE conference held at London South Bank University. The paper focused on the long term electricity generated by rooftop mounted wind turbines in central London and the affect on the local residents and community. Lots of good feedback from an engaged audience!

Introducing the Acoustics Network to CIBSE

On the 12th April 2018 the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineering held their 8th annual technical symposium at London South Bank University. At the event Dr Stephen Dance promoted the newly formed UK Acoustics Network using the video produced by the University of Southampton featuring Prof Tim Leighton demonstrating how to clear dirt away using only cold water and bubbles. The engineers were impressed by the power of ultrasound!

New Royal Academy of Music Opera Theatre

On the 11th March 2018 the Acoustics Group were invited to measure the room acoustics of the new John Lyons theatre at the Royal Academy of Music. A busy day was spent by Dr Stephen Dance and Doug shearer measuring the acoustics of the newly enlarged orchestra pit and the beautiful auditorium,  The stunning design is a great improvement.

Architectural Association School of Architecture visit the Lab

On the 15th March 2018 students from the Architectural Association School of Architecture visited the acoustics lab. Former Masters student, Laura de Azcarate teaches the architecture students and for the second year bought them along to experience the anechoic and reverberation chambers. We hope they had a a truly great experience!